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The Avalanche secured their first victory in the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Sabres made a thrilling return to the postseason after 15 years, while Jurah Slafkovsky achieved a hat trick for the Canadiens.
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The Avalanche got their first win in their first game in the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Sabres were back in the postseason for the first time in 15 years and put on a show for their fans. Also, Jurah Slafkovsky recorded a hat trick and the Habs snagged a road win.
All that and more on this edition of Deenās Daily ā April 20.
Weāre only two days into the Stanley Cup playoffs, and weāve already seen late-game heroics, comebacks, overtime, and exciting one goal games. The four games on Sunday were all wildly entertaining. Iāll get into the others below.
The Avalanche took a 1-0 series lead over the Los Angeles Kings. There werenāt a lot of goals in this one, but goalie Scott Wedgewood did his part to ensure Colorado got the win.
At the other end, Anton Forsberg was strong, too. He had to weather quite the attack from the Avs at times.
The game winner came from Logan OāConnor, who, like last season, is finding his offensive stride in playoff games.
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The Avalanche's first win marks a crucial start to their playoff campaign, setting a positive tone for their pursuit of the Stanley Cup.
The Sabres returned to the postseason for the first time in 15 years, highlighting a significant achievement for the franchise.
Jurah Slafkovsky is a player for the Canadiens who recorded a hat trick in their road win against Tampa Bay.
Deen's Daily on April 20 featured the Avalanche, Sabres, and Canadiens, highlighting their performances in the playoffs.

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Game 1 Recap ā Canadiens at Lightning ā (MTL leads 1-0)
In a game that had five power-play goals, the Montreal Canadiens came out on top in overtime thanks to Juraj Slavkovsky. The young forward completed a hat trick in OT and all three of his goals came on the PP.
Tampa Bay has the better goaltending, but Andrei Vasilevskiy made just 15 saves in this one. Heāll need to be a lot better to avoid shifting the series to Montreal down 2-0.
Game 1 Recap ā Bruins at Sabres ā (BUF leads 1-0)
The game of the night.
Boston led 2-0 for the majority of the evening. But with 7:58 remaining, Tage Thompson scored to pull the Sabres within one. Suddenly, just 3:42 later, Thompson got another to even the score. Not bad for his playoff debut.
The Sabres had more up their sleeves. Just 52 seconds after the tying goal, Mattias Samuelsson got the puck in the slot and put it past Jeremy Swayman to put the Sabres ahead. And that was it. They added an empty netter before a late goal from Boston made it a one-goal game.
The pop from the crowd when Buffalo scored was insane.
Game 1 Recap ā Mammoth at Golden Knights ā (VGK leads 1-0)
At T-Mobile Arena, the Golden Knights came away with a 4-2 after scoring three times in the third to complete the comeback. Carter Hart made 31 saves for the Knights, while Karel Vejmelka stopped 27 at the other end. The Mammoth led for more than a period before Mark Stone and Nic Down tallied goals 1:47 apart early in the third period to put Vegas ahead.
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